Joachim Kühn - Komeda: Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic XIV (CD)

Release Date: 09/22/23A tribute to the music of Krzysztof Komeda played by another jazz icon: German pianist Joachim KühnKrzysztof Komeda has legendary status in Polish music, and was also one of the pioneers of European jazz. His wider fame resides largely in his work as film composer - he wrote the soundtracks for all of Roman Polanski's early films, notably 'Dance of the Vampires' and 'Rosemary's Baby'. Komeda died early in 1969, but left a hugely influential body of work. By fusing Polish folk music and its tradition of melismatic singing with the characteristics of jazz, Komeda as a composer became one of the truly great melodic voices.For a tribute to Komeda, there could be no better guide than Joachim Kühn, the German pianist and jazz icon. The two men knew each other: 'For me, he was one of the great visionaries of European jazz, even then,' Kühn recalls.The Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic concert takes as its point of departure the three pieces from Komeda`s legendary album 'Ast